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SW small business eye share of nation’s £5bn Christmas Spend

Local small businesses across the South West are gearing up to take their share of a much-needed Christmas boost, as new data predicts the UK could spend £5.3 billion with small firms over the festive period, delivering critical end-of-year gains for this vital segment of the economy.

In wider positive economic signs, new data from the Small Business Saturday campaign also found Brits could spend over £23 billion in total across the UK this festive season, representing a nominal 16% year-on-year spending rise.

On average, one fifth of the nation’s seasonal spending pot...

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Exmouth school children first to hop aboard new look Big Beach Bus

Local school children hopped aboard Stagecoach’s revamped ‘Big Beach Bus’ to celebrate its start of service for 2018.

The open-top ‘Big Beach Bus’ hit the road earlier than normal this year to coincide with the opening of Devon Cliffs Holiday Park for its new season. The 95 route connects the Park, located at Sandy Bay, with World of Country Life, Littleham, Exmouth sea front and Exmouth town centre.

The bus has also been revamped with a fun, new look celebrating everything that is best about the beach. The ‘Big Beach Bus’ name, however, has stayed the same as it was...

Anglo-Welsh Cup Final has been called off

Today's Anglo-Welsh Cup Final has been called off, due to the adverse weather conditions affecting the country.

The decision has been made with the safety of supporters, players and officials in mind. An announcement about a new date and arrangements for ticket holders will be made in due course.

Devon on alert for snow and icy roads

Devon is on alert again for the possibility of another bout of snow this weekend.

With the Met Office having issued a yellow warning for snow and ice in the county for Sunday (18 March), Devon County Council’s 37 frontline gritters are treating around 2,000 miles of the county’s main routes and road users are being reminded to be aware of the wintry conditions. Isolated snow flurries are expected on Saturday afternoon, but overnight on Saturday road surface temperatures are set to tumble below freezing and from the early hours of Sunday the forecast is for up to 5cm of snow to be...

YMCA Exeter raises record amount for young homeless

Local people helped to raise over £30,000 for YMCA Exeter at a local fundraising on Saturday 10th March that saw them sleep out for the night in Barnfield Crescent.

More than 40 people took part in the annual Sleep Easy event, helping to raise money but also awareness of the work of the local youth charity. Participants paid an entry fee of £10 and were sleeping on DIY cardboard beds.

It was all part of a national YMCA Sleep Easy Week that saw YMCAs across the country come together over seven days to promote their work with young people.

The money raised was more...

Exeter Chiefs side to face Bath

Ricky Pellow insists excitement is building inside the Exeter Chiefs camp ahead of Sunday’s Anglo-Welsh Cup final against Bath at Kingsholm (3pm).

Victory over an in-form Newcastle Falcons outfit last Sunday saw the Devonians march into a fourth successive final appearance in the competition – and Pellow is keen for his side to now finish the job against their nearest and dearest.

Triumphant on home soil in 2014 against Northampton Saints, the Chiefs have subsequently come unstuck against Saracens and Leicester Tigers in the past two finals.

It’s a statistic Pellow...

Free lunchtime seminar on Making Tax Digital for Business

With less than a year to go until the government’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ scheme becomes mandatory for businesses with VATable turnover in excess of £85,000, local Chartered Accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards is preparing businesses in the Holsworthy area for its introduction with a free seminar on the subject.

Taking place on 27 March at Holsworthy Golf Course from 11.45am, the talk will be presented by Chartered Tax Adviser and Chartered Accountant Jo Tope. Jo, who works with businesses in the agricultural, leisure, tourism and automotive sectors, as well as with corporate clients...

KIKO Milano opens its doors in Princesshay

KIKO Milano, the Italian make-up brand opened in Princesshay last week.

This is its first store in the South West outside of Bristol, joining a further 50 stores across the UK. Established and founded in 1997 by Antonio Percassi, KIKO Milano is an Italian professional cosmetics brand which features a range of cutting-edge make-up, face and body treatments for all ages.

Lizzie Roberts, manager at KIKO Milano Exeter said: “We are delighted to be bringing KIKO Milano to Exeter and all that the brand has to offer. We pride ourselves on our ‘Made in Italy’ values and the variety...

Exeter intellectual property lawyer to judge prestigious Oxford University competition

This week elite law students from around the world are gathering in Oxford for the prestigious Annual Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot Competition – and one of the judges is from a leading South West legal firm. Ben Travers, partner and head of intellectual property and IT at Stephens Scown LLP in Exeter has been invited to be one of the judges of the competition, which will take place on 15 and 16 March at Oxford University. Finalists in the 2018 competition include teams from Boston University School of Law, University of Hong Kong and University of New South Wales. UK...

Free event offers advice on how to ‘spring clean’ your tax affairs

The countdown to the end of the tax year is well under way, but it’s not too late to focus on tactics to minimise tax liabilities before the 05 April deadline.

Simpkins Edwards’ respected team of Chartered Tax Advisers are set to provide top tax tips at its free ‘Spring Clean Your Tax Affairs’ event, which is being held on Thursday 22 March at the Okehampton Business Centre, starting at 8am and ending at 9.30am.

The session, which is aimed at individuals and all business owners, whether sole traders, partnerships or limited companies, is designed to help individuals and...

Ashfords LLP celebrates Apprenticeship successes

Following completion of the CILEx Apprenticeship Scheme, Ashfords is thrilled to announce that five of their promising and enthusiastic apprentices, who joined the firm in September 2016, have been offered full-time positions at the firm.

Ashfords started their apprenticeship scheme in 2016 and its success means that the firm now looks forward to welcoming new apprentices each year, bringing with them a wealth of enthusiasm and passion to learn while they start developing their careers.

Ken Bryant, Head of Human Resources at Ashfords, commented: " Our apprenticeship scheme...

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SW small business eye share of nation’s £5bn Christmas Spend

Exmouth school children first to hop aboard new look Big Beach Bus

Anglo-Welsh Cup Final has been called off

Devon on alert for snow and icy roads

YMCA Exeter raises record amount for young homeless

Exeter Chiefs side to face Bath

Free lunchtime seminar on Making Tax Digital for Business

KIKO Milano opens its doors in Princesshay

Exeter intellectual property lawyer to judge prestigious Oxford University competition

Free event offers advice on how to ‘spring clean’ your tax affairs

Ashfords LLP celebrates Apprenticeship successes

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